Illinois House Bill 1288

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on January 13 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2026-03-30 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
Pending: House Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Unified Code of Corrections. Provides that a person convicted of a felony, after the completion of his or her sentence, including the completion of his or her parole or mandatory supervised release term, shall be eligible to be nominated for, and elected to, an elective public office. Provides that the provision does not apply to a person convicted of a felony, bribery, perjury, or other infamous crime for an offense committed while he or she was serving as a public official in the State. Defines "elective public office". Amends the Election Code and the Illinois Municipal Code to make conforming changes.

ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICE-ELIGIBLE

Rep. LaShawn Ford [D]	Rep. Kelly Cassidy [D]	Rep. Rita Mayfield [D]	Rep. Travis Weaver [R]
Rep. Michael Crawford [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-03-30	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
2025-04-15	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Travis Weaver
2025-03-12	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
2025-03-11	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kelly M. Cassidy
2025-01-28	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2025-01-28	House	First Reading
2025-01-13	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. La Shawn K. Ford

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
10	5	29-15	Amended Code	Citation Text
65	5	3.1-10-5	Amended Code	Citation Text
730	5	5-5-5	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=1288&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=157082&SessionID=114
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus/FullText?LegDocId=196873&DocName=10400HB1288&DocNum=1288&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=157082&GAID=18&SessionID=114&SpecSess=&Session=